Benito Mussolini was a hardened dictator that rose to power through brute force and killing any in his way. this is shown on October 24th‚ 1922 in Naples‚ Italy‚ Mussolini claimed that "either the government will be given to us‚ or we will seize it by marching on Rome" on that same day Mussolini and 4 other Fascist leaders decided they would lead a mach to Rome and take it by force.At the time Mussolini was still praying for a compromise from the Italian government so he decided to not move until
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Bibliography: Finaldi‚ Giuseppe. Mussolini and Italian Fascism. Malaysia: Pearson Education Limited‚ 2008. Gourlay‚ Jack. Mussolini: A Biogtaphy. New York: Thor Publications‚ 1966 Websites [1] Jack Gourlay‚ Mussolini: A Biography (New York: Thor Publications‚ 1966)‚ 71. [2] Josh Brooman‚ Mussolini and Italy (New
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I. What is Corporatism/ Corporist Economy? Origin: derived from the Latin word ‘corpus’ which means body In the last half of the 19th century people of the working class in Europe were beginning to show interest in the ideas of socialism and syndicalism. Some members of the intelligentsia‚ particularly the Catholic intelligentsia‚ decided to formulate an alternative to socialism which would emphasize social justice without the radical solution of the abolition of private property. The result was
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Mario Campos HIST 3360: Women in European History Dr. Marion Gray 04-20-2012 The Role of Women in a Fascist Society The political system known as fascism was exceptionally harmful to the objective interests of individuals as well as the collective interests of women‚ specifically in Italy. Fascist regimes such as Italy in the early twentieth century introduced policies that would wind back the progress of women in society in addition to damaging the welfare of the country itself. Under
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Fascism was born with an ambiguous face‚ surging from socialist ideas developed in a strong nationalistic way‚ embracing monarchy and free-trade; it also had expansionist policies. Mussolini himself was in fact socialist‚ but as his party was not getting as many votes as he expected he shifted to fascism‚ but reluctantly breaking his links with socialism. The rise and the consolidation of power was done in a superficially legal manner‚ but a party led by a dictator needs a harsh rule to stay in power
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fascist leaders—Adolf Hitler‚ Benito Mussolini‚ Josef Stalin‚ Francisco Franco--were able to establish a cult of personality. They used their devotees as pawns in the war to further their anti-Semitic and anti-Allied Powers agenda. The founder of fascism and Duce of Italy‚ Benito Mussolini‚ was perhaps the most effective at doing this‚ partly due to the prevailing attitudes during his time and the circumstances that Italy was facing. What was happening in Italy at the time? Traditional liberal beliefs
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Benito Mussolini of Italy created the fascist party in 1919‚ and he later was able to implement a fascist regime in Italy from 1922 to 1943.[1] Fascism is an ideology that emphasizes the militarization of society‚ culture‚ and economy.[2] By using a secret police and strong military‚ fascist dictatorships are able to strip “citizens of individual rights and [subordinate] them to the will of the collective.”[3] After World War I‚ Italy suffered from a major economic crisis. During this crisis‚ Italy
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also many other factors that shows Mussolini did not depend on violence but however considered it a useful tool. This could be from his foreign policy‚ effort with socialist trade unionist and his effort in gaining political power legally. As Fascism began as a radical socialist movement‚ it was only inevitable that radical measures be taken. Mussolini use of violence mainly relied on the squadristi. This was his main instrument of violence and it was made up of a group of paramilitaries‚ the
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In a fascist state‚ there is a one party authoritarian dictatorship that attempts to control every aspect of the lives of its citizens. Benito Mussolini and his Fascist National Party were relatively successful in establishing fascism within Italy from 1924 to 1943. With the help of Mussolini’s “secret police” (the OVRA)‚ the Fascist National Party-- the “black shirts”-- controlled the economic‚ political‚ and social aspects of society in Italy. One of the many social aspects that was controlled
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To what extent did Mussolini erode democracy and establish a Fascist dictatorship between 1922 and 1929? Mussolini was undeniably a strong leader and fascism was seen by many as the lesser of two evils. The fear of socialism rocked the already fragile foundations of Italy and a combination of luck and strategic opportunism allowed Mussolini to consolidate his power. Over a period of seven years Mussolini eroded and then completely destroyed Italian democracy. Until 1924 Mussolini played the system
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